Dundee named ‘coolest little city in Britain’ by hip men’s magazine GQ

00:01, 26 Aug 2015

ByJames Moncur

THE home of The Beano and the birthplace of marmalade beat small cities around the UK to the prestigious award.

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DUNDEE has been named the ‘coolest little city in Britain’ by hip men’s magazine GQ.

The home of The Beano and the birthplace of marmalade beat small cities around the UK to the prestigious award.

The article, published earlier this month, cites the three ‘Js’ - jute, jam and journalism - as the city’s famous traditions, but says that Dundee is ‘reinventing itself as a destination for food and art’.

It also focused on the upcoming opening of the V&A Museum of Design in 2017 as a ‘new international centre of design in Scotland’ and paid tribute to the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design as ‘one of the best art schools in Europe’.

The article also urged readers to check out the ‘new restaurant scene’ in the City of Discovery, adding that Dundee is ‘rapidly catching up with restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow.’

The piece prompted a lot of discussion, with one Facebook user writing: “I’ve visited most of the Major cities in Europe and can say none come near to Dundee - a great, great place to live. London, Paris, Manchester, Madrid etc.......not even close!”

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While another said: “This has to be one of the laziest articles I’ve ever read. Dundee is an amazing place on so many levels but you have managed to make it seem so mundane.”

And a third added: “I really do not understand why anyone would want to take an article that paints a city in a good light and do what ever they can to destroy it.”

Just last year comedian and writer Stephen Fry said: “Dundee’s setting is probably more extraordinary than any other city in the UK. It is about as ideal – ludicrously ideal – as any setting could be.”